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From: dirvine@cdp.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: WHAT IS A SLAVE CARD?
Message-ID: <135900018@cdp>
Date: 6 Apr 91 16:32:00 GMT
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!dirvine    Apr  6 08:32:00 1991


Can anyone explain what a slave card is?  Does it plug into an expansion slot, or is it seperate from the computer?  Does it act as an additional disk drive (sort of)?